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The Los Angeles Clippers today acquired guard Willie Green from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for the draft rights to Sofoklis Schortsanitis. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not announced. NBA.com

David 'Dubi' Pick: Built a promising relationship w/ Greek giant Sofo Schortsanitis over last 2-years. That said, I doubt he'll wear an ATL jersey, ever. Twitter

^^^AI was shocked to hear that the Hawks have not re-signed Ivan. What he can bring to a team, for the price he can bring it at=BARGAIN. Makes me believe that it has to do with things off the court, that has kept teams away.

The Hawks gave him a qualifying offer last month, which means they can/will match any offer -- but I haven't heard of any other team even rumored to be courting him since the season ended, likely because they know Atlanta will match.

SI.com listed the Hawks as one of the 5 biggest offseason winners (LAL, MIA, NOH, GSW):

The Hawks are a bit smaller and less versatile, in terms of size, without Johnson and small forward Marvin Williams. They need a fourth reliable big man behind Horford, Smith and Zaza Pachulia — a non-urgent need that free agent Ivan Johnson will likely fill because the Hawks still have plenty of wiggle room under the tax. But this still projects as a playoff team. Swingman Kyle Korver, who acquired for a trade exception, brings some much-needed three-point shooting off the bench. Williams can supply much of Johnson’s scoring and pick-and-roll play (and add some free throws, increasingly rare things with Johnson). Devin Harris is a dynamite backup point guard whom coach Larry Drew can pair with Teague in smaller units.

This team should be pretty good. The Hawks also have a killer combination of cap space and attractive assets that they could move for more space or in sign-and-trade deals.

^ I don't think we are meant to be a contender anyways. I might be wrong, but we haven't been a true contender last year, or the year before that either, etc. Re-tooling (rebuilding is a word I would hold off on until we see what happens with Smith's future on this team) is where I would put us.

Am I only the only one that thinks we'll be better? Lose Joe, Marvin and Hinrich but we gain Horford(healthy), L Williams, Morrow, Harris, Jenkins, Korver, Stevenson and Pachullia is healthy as well. Remember we pretty much had Hinrich and Pachullia starting a lot last season and still finished 40-26.